Author Topic: Where are the winners? (Read 5691 times)

Josephine · « **on:** March 13, 2017, 15:34 »

There must be some contributors around in this forum, who are succussful in their microstock business, who are winners, inspite of all the present problems, which we all know in million of details. I want to get inspired, and I want to learn from the peak performers. Are they in this forum at all?

I am tired to read through all the comments from the losers in this business.

Where are the winners?

Brasilnut · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2017, 15:36 »

They are too busy actually producing images to spend time on this forum

Shelma1 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2017, 17:38 »

Well, you clearly consider yourself a winner, Josephine, so why don't you start off by giving us the link to your port? Then we can see how it's done.

angelawaye · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2017, 18:19 »

Wow ...

derek · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2017, 18:31 »

All the winners have gone bust! all losers.

noodle · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2017, 18:59 »

well, that went south pretty quick...

lostintimeline · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2017, 19:01 »

they went to work for the national geographic

Tyson Anderson · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2017, 19:02 »

Yes! This is awesome and obviously an honest reaction to the general vibe of this forum. I spend time on this forum to learn new and old tricks of the industry, but it does become a chore sometimes to weed through all the negativity. I can tell there are a few successful people who do the same and contribute valuable information from time to time. Which is exactly what I come here for.

I would say the overall mentality of a successful person does not match with the type that would waste time on a public forum complaining.

cthoman · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2017, 19:09 »

In the time of chimpanzees, I was a monkey.

Brightontl · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2017, 19:13 »

Quote from: Brasilnut on March 13, 2017, 15:36

They are too busy actually producing images to spend time on this forum

I enjoy doing it a lot.
I am almost making a living out of it (I live in England, if I decide to go back to the old country, Italy, I could live very well with it) and I have only been doing it for less than two years.
I am busy producing images 4 days a week, but there are also those two days a week when I am post processing files, keywording and uploading. This is when I go on forums

lostintimeline · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2017, 19:16 »

i can see your fraustration,but you know some photographers who made it well,well they wanna keep it for themshelves all the secrets to their success.its just the way it goes
best advice is to look very popular images.see what sells best in each agency and try to copy the idea,well not totally couse is gonna look bad,but focus on what sells best in these agencies.
one thing for instance that sells in all the agencies are pictures with people,which i dont have unfo,i only used one model and that was my sister,but its diff to provide photos with people at this time and get a model realish.idid some shootings with models but the photos had to be exclusive unfo.
so here is one eg of so many.
or you can try editorial and specially events .or try to be unique in each shot and try to bring somethin new to the table.

AlessandraRC · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2017, 20:22 »

Out there shooting and key wording and uploading and having no time for the negativity of this place?

michaeldb · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2017, 20:30 »

Quote from: Brightontl on March 13, 2017, 19:13

Quote from: Brasilnut on March 13, 2017, 15:36
They are too busy actually producing images to spend time on this forum
I enjoy doing it a lot.
I am almost making a living out of it (I live in England, if I decide to go back to the old country, Italy, I could live very well with it) and I have only been doing it for less than two years.
I am busy producing images 4 days a week, but there are also those two days a week when I am post processing files, keywording and uploading. This is when I go on forums

Nice to see that someone can start in microstock and be (almost) making a living in a couple of years. Congratulations, you're a winner!

sharpshot · « **Reply #13 on:** March 14, 2017, 05:13 »

Learning the technical side is easy, all that info is available free if you do the research. Learning what sells is quite easy, just look at the sites and all the advertising images around you. The tricky bit is working out what still makes money now. Most of the "winners" did that years ago and can live off old images. Finding the gaps in the huge collections that still appeal to buyers is much harder now and needs a real talent and commitment. I don't think anyone can learn that, you have to work it out for yourself.

Shelma1 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 14, 2017, 05:38 »

Josephine isn't actually interested in learning anything. She came here to call everyone else losers...she's done so over and over since her first post here:

Quote from: Josephine on September 30, 2016, 10:40

Employees who condemn or insult their bosses in public or on the net get dismissed or even taken to court since they damage to the interests of their company. What will happen to contributors who do the same to their stock agencies here in this forum? What will be the consequence referring to their sales?
I suppose they just lose.

Almost every post is a variation on the same theme.

qunamax · « **Reply #15 on:** March 14, 2017, 06:02 »

Well just like with products, people come to forums only when there are problems.

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #16 on:** March 14, 2017, 07:29 »

As every comment made by the OP seems to be a paraphrasing of the same thing here's a straight quote from the last time I posted on one of these threads. I could add another couple of quotes from the OP to the list since then but I can't be bothered:

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on February 23, 2017, 06:25

This isn't really a thread about being happy, it's about having a go at people complaining.

It is put in a nicer way than the OPs previous posts:

"Many contributors talk about their wonderful photos or illustrations and cry because they don´t sell. I am sure they are wonderful, but maybe only for the museum or National Geographic. If they are purposely made for the net and they do not sell they are worthless. If so, it´s better to say bye bye to SS or so"

"What . is this discussion all about? If somebody does not like peanuts any longer, he or she should just stop eating them. Thats all. Why do spend all this time to explain the hundred reasons for???
What is Shutterstock all about? God Father for microstockers?"

"Employees who condemn or insult their bosses in public or on the net get dismissed or even taken to court since they damage to the interests of their company. What will happen to contributors who do the same to their stock agencies here in this forum? What will be the consequence referring to their sales?
I suppose they just lose."

"If you dont increase your income year by year and you still continue to upload you must be a fool and better look for another job and stop crying."

"...produce better images or leave the business and not to waste valuable time with complaints, petitions or weird accusations."

But same thing. It's basically trolling people who are unhappy about the s**t agencies (particular IStock) are pulling. I believe it's referred to as metacomplaining or something.

cathyslife · « **Reply #17 on:** March 14, 2017, 07:43 »

Quote from: Josephine on March 13, 2017, 15:34

There must be some contributors around in this forum, who are succussful in their microstock business, who are winners, inspite of all the present problems, which we all know in million of details. I want to get inspired, and I want to learn from the peak performers. Are they in this forum at all?

I am tired to read through all the comments from the losers in this business.

Where are the winners?

They have been here for years and some are still here. But nobody is going to do the work for you. The answers are at your fingertips...you just have to pick up your cell phone and start researching. I imagine the winners are tired of "inspiring" competitors. (Where "inspiring" sometimes means the winner's port gets copied).

angelawaye · « **Reply #18 on:** March 14, 2017, 10:22 »

Josephine, I think they are on to you ...

Pauws99 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 14, 2017, 11:27 »

Quote from: cathyslife on March 14, 2017, 07:43

Quote from: Josephine on March 13, 2017, 15:34
There must be some contributors around in this forum, who are succussful in their microstock business, who are winners, inspite of all the present problems, which we all know in million of details. I want to get inspired, and I want to learn from the peak performers. Are they in this forum at all?

I am tired to read through all the comments from the losers in this business.

Where are the winners?

They have been here for years and some are still here. But nobody is going to do the work for you. The answers are at your fingertips...you just have to pick up your cell phone and start researching. I imagine the winners are tired of "inspiring" competitors. (Where "inspiring" sometimes means the winner's port gets copied).

If I had the secret of turning straw into gold I wouldn't be going round people how to do it as gold would pretty soon be worth the same as straw.....thats exactly whats happening in Mstock.

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #20 on:** March 14, 2017, 14:26 »

They're all out sipping gold-infused cocktails, on exotic beaches, in their swan-skin swimwear... as their assistants take a well earned break from retouching images to feed them grapes, and fan them with palm leaves. No time for mingling with the peasants on the forums!

lostintimeline · « **Reply #21 on:** March 14, 2017, 19:10 »

or tbey decided to try something new.

500px lol

TheDrift- · « **Reply #22 on:** March 14, 2017, 19:34 »

Quote from: cthoman on March 13, 2017, 19:09

In the time of chimpanzees, I was a monkey.

Butane in my veins. So I'm out to cut the junkie

cathyslife · « **Reply #23 on:** March 14, 2017, 19:42 »

Quote from: TheDrift- on March 14, 2017, 19:34

Quote from: cthoman on March 13, 2017, 19:09
In the time of chimpanzees, I was a monkey.

Butane in my veins. So I'm out to cut the junkie

Get crazy with the Cheeze Whiz.

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Author Topic: Where are the winners? (Read 5691 times)

Josephine

Brasilnut

Shelma1

angelawaye

derek

noodle

lostintimeline

Tyson Anderson

cthoman

Brightontl

lostintimeline

AlessandraRC

michaeldb

sharpshot

Shelma1

qunamax

Justanotherphotographer

cathyslife

angelawaye

Pauws99

SpaceStockFootage

lostintimeline

TheDrift-

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